Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-07-14

misses, at Gundry, Gray & Co.'s.
Our people are evidently lovers
of buggy riding on Sunday. With
the large number of livery rigs to
be had the supply could not meet
the demand by half last Sunday.
The Maple Leaves, of this city,
desire us to announce that they are
ready to make match with the
second nine of Linden's popular
ball club for any reasonable
amount.
THE Rev. p. S. Bennett, formerly
presiding elder of the Milwaukee
district, is gathering material for
history of Methodism in Wisconsin.
Some valuable material could prob
ably be found in this community.
II is a pleasure to be able to state
that young Philip Weidenfeller,
whose face was badly burnt with
powder while cannonading on the
Fourth, is about we'll. Bat little
trace of the accident will be left.
A MAMMOTH hay shed (56x96) was
completed this week at the farm of
Mr.. Jas. Hutchison, situated few
miles south of this city. The work
was accomplished by Ellery & Sons,
and greatly improves the property.
The surviving members of the
Iron Brigade in this locality with
their families and friends partook
of their annual reunion picnic
yesterday on the farm of their
comrade, Steph. Wilkins, a few
miles west of here.
IT is proposed that the manage
ment of the fair will have what is
known as a Market Day, and furnish
an 'auctioneer, for the sale of stock
and produce of all kinds that are
exhibited at the fair. Said sales to
be made on Friday afternoon, the
last day of the fair.
RATS have so undermined the
porch of the court house at La
Crosse that it may give way and
canse the large columns to fall.
The earth in the neighborhood of
the court house and Jail is said to be
completely honey-combed with road
ways made by the rodents.
DRINKING water has microbes,
milk has tyrotoxicon, coffee has
liver complaints, tea has brain dis
eases, aud beer has kidney troubles.
Even whisky, in which according to
science, no living organism can ex-
ist, has snakes. All of this in the
midst of dry summer.
ENTERPRIsING people are begi n
ming to learn the value of advertis-
ing the year around. The persis-
tency of those who are not intimi-
dated by the cry of "dull times but
keep their names ever before the
people, will surely place them on
the right side in the end.
A GRAND social dance, with a
magnificent display of fireworks, is
advertised to take place at the resi-
.dence of Mr.. (. H. Shipman, one
mile south of the Yellowstone
church, on Tuesday evening, the
26th inst A good supper and happy
time insured all who attend.
THE large iron cannon which has
done Darlington service for the
past ten years was badly bursted at
ten o clock the morning of the 4th.
One peice weighing so pounds was
found over three hundred yards
from where the explosions occurred.
Fortuntely no one was injured.
HERBERT BAILEY, the lo-year-old
son of Alonzo Bailey, of Sun
Prairie, died from the effects of in
juries to his head on the 4tb. He
was standing behind a canvas
screen used as "stop" when
hard leathern ball thrown at wooden
images struck him violently on the
head.
THE other day it was to our salts
faction while in the country, to
tramp through a field of corn that
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